The Ohio Board of Building Standards amended the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapters 4101:8-1 to 4101:8-44 (rescind and adopt new) to comply with the five-year rule review and to update the current Residential Code of Ohio to reflect the 2018 edition of the “International Residential Code” with Ohio amendments.

See the changes that most affect applications made to the Building Department: Code Change Handout

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of effective code changes. For a complete list of changes and specific wording of these changes, refer to Comprehensive List

If you should have any questions regarding these rule changes, please call:

Tom Jamieson, Director of Building at 440-442-2626, Ext. 209 or The Board of Building Standards at 614-644-2613